2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Massachusetts House District 41
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
James J. Lyons Jr. (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara A. Litalien (D) by 6.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James J. Lyons Jr.Republican · winner
53.2%8,770
Barbara A. LitalienDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%7,694
16,476 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET